Aims As part of a larger study to estimate the global burden of disease and injury attributable
to alcohol: to evaluate the evidence for a causal impact of average volume of alcohol …

This paper reviews the evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies and
programmes to reduce the harm caused by alcohol, in the areas of education and …

Objectives. We systematically reviewed the effects of alcohol taxes and prices on alcohol-
related morbidity and mortality to assess their public health impact. Methods. We searched …

Objectives. Our goal was to provide current estimates of alcohol-attributable cancer mortality
and years of potential life lost (YPLL) in the United States. Methods. We used 2 methods to …

Objectives. We examined the relationship between 4 low-risk behaviors—never smoked,
healthy diet, adequate physical activity, and moderate alcohol consumption—and mortality …

Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for the burden of disease, and Alcohol
Dependence (AD) is the most important disorder attributable to this behavior. The objective …

Objectives. We quantified tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-attributable deaths and their
contribution to mortality disparities among homeless adults. Methods. We ascertained …

The use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs entails considerable burden of disease: in 2000,
about 4% of the global burden as measured in disability adjusted life years was attributable …

Background Behaviours such as smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, and unhealthy
alcohol consumption are leading risk factors for death. We assessed the Canadian burden …

This document was published by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) as an
aid to understanding and interpreting the detailed report of The Costs of Substance Abuse in …